Brown (7D6459) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Winter

🧠 Psychology

Color of energy and passion. Red stimulates attention and evokes urgency, love or strength.

✨ Uses

CTAs, alerts, fashion, beauty, food, sport.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #7D6459

RGB rgb(125, 100, 89)

HSL hsl(18°, 17%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:20% Y:29% K:51%

Luminance 0.1426

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.47:1

Aa — #7D6459

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.84:1

Aa — #7D6459

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#7D6459 #59727D

Analogous

#7D5960 #7D6459 #7D7659

Triadic

#7D6459 #597D64 #64597D

Split-comp.

#7D6459 #597D76 #59607D

Tetradic

#7D6459 #607D59 #59727D #76597D

Monochromatic

#D4D0CE #A59B97 #736864 #574F4C #2E2A28

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